i don’t understand this strategy by the US government in dealing with illegal immigration.
from the daily bulletin:
While Minuteman civilian patrols are keeping an eye out for illegal border crossers, the U.S. Border Patrol is keeping an eye out for Minutemen — and telling the Mexican government where they are. According to three documents on the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Web site, the U.S. Border Patrol is to notify the Mexican government as to the location of Minutemen and other civilian border patrol groups when they participate in apprehending illegal immigrants — and if and when violence is used against border crossers. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman confirmed the notification process, describing it as a standard procedure meant to reassure the Mexican government that migrants’ rights are being observed.
so the US government doesn’t want to seriously deal with the illegal immigration issue. not only that, but they are actively helping the mexican government find those who are willing to do something about the problem. michelle malkin has more here(where the DHS labels the report “inaccurate”) and here.
if this is happening on ANY level, it’s wrong. i am finding it hard to accept that those who break our laws to get into this country should have any rights. of course they shouldn’t be abused, but they should be arrested and deported when they are caught. there’s nothing inhumane about enforcing our laws.
there are many areas where i agree with bush 43, but he’s making it harder and harder for me to defend him. i agree with him on social issues, iraq, and on the selection of conservative judges to the supreme court. i can’t defend this. we elected this guy for the most part because of concerns about national security and the GWOT. i think it’s fair to say that his report card is incomplete at this point.
president bush should care just as much as securing the borders of this country in addition to his concern about the security and future of iraq. right now i just don’t see that commitment to this country’s security.
related:
U.S. Border Patrol: Reporting To Mexico? –california conservative
I could not agree more. President Bush has been great on the GWOT. He is great on selecting conservative judges. But he has performed poorly on spending. And he is exceedingly horrible on illegal immigration. While I do not think this warrants impeachment, I can see where others may differ. The President MUST gain control of our borders or else he will lose even more support among conservatives than he already has. In the end, it may even cost Republicans elections in 2006 and 2008. I hope Bush learns fast.
The only explanation I can conjure up for the Border Patrol’s betrayal of the Minutemen — and incidentally, of its own mission — is fear that these private citizens, donating their time and risking their lives, will show up the salaried government employees whose jobs they’re doing.
I too agree with most of Bush’s policies. The administration’s immigration reform agenda is not one of them. I’ve been running a series of posts with extensive links on the illegal immigration crisis on my blog. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks!